A new version of sdltrs, the TRS-80 emulator (originally based on xtrs) was released recently.It adds the new “turbo mode”, that can be switched on and off with the F11 key and reorganizes the disk numbering.
I submitted the new SlackBuild script to SlackBuilds.org and pre-built packages (Slackware 32 & 64-bits + ARMedslack) are available from my site.
]]> http://underpop.online.fr/n/nielshorn/2010/03/new-packages-for-sdltrs-1-1-0/feed/ 0 http://underpop.online.fr/n/nielshorn/2009/09/xtrs-trs-80-emulator-on-slackware/ http://underpop.online.fr/n/nielshorn/2009/09/xtrs-trs-80-emulator-on-slackware/#comments Sat, 05 Sep 2009 20:47:00 +0000 Niels Horn http://underpop.online.fr/n/nielshorn/blog/?p=51 My first professional work with computers was done on a Tandy / Radio Shack TRS-80 Model I. I still have that machine but have not powered it up for at least ten years, since I do not have a working monitor anymore.But thanks to the various emulators that are available, I can still run the old programs whenever I need or want to.
Since my desktop runs Slackware Linux, the emulator I use is xtrs. It is small, fast and emulates the Model I, III, 4 and 4p. I have had all these models and still have a Model 4p in reasonable condition.
As every good Linux program, xtrs is distributed as open source, for the end-user to compile.
This has never been a problem to me, but not every TRS-80 fan might be happy about this.
So, after the newest release of xtrs in June, I put on my to-do list to make a ‘Slackware-package’, so that at least Slackware users can run xtrs installing a simple package without any compiling.
Since my to-do list is quite extensive, it took some time for this task to arrive at the top, but today I finally managed to get it done.
The result is available on my homepage, in two versions:
- xtrs-4.9d-i486-2_nhh.tgz, the 32-bit version
- xtrs-4.9d-x86_64-2_nhh.tgz, the 64-bit version (for Slackware64)
Both have been tested with Slackware 13.0 but should work fine on 12.x as well, and probably some older versions.
For those who prefer to compile their own software, I submitted a SlackBuild to SlackBuilds.org but it is pending for approval at the moment.
Here is a screenshot of xtrs emulating a Model III running NEWDOS/80:
And this is the Model I running the famous Dancing Demon:
